| Sumario: | Kerala, a South Indian state with high literacy rates and a robust healthcare system, faces persistent mental health stigma due to its diverse religious customs and rituals. Current research investigates the relationship between religiosity and attitude towards mental illness in a sample of 587 emerging adults from Kerala. In contrast to worldwide trends, this research shows a modest link between religiosity and attitude; there is no gender or urban–rural split in the view of mental illness among Kerala's youth, even though women and Islamic adherents are more religious. Christians were more benevolent, while the Islamic community was the most religious and had the most authoritarian/restrictive opinions. Despite intense religious observance, views are positively impacted by education. Young people in Kerala disentangle their personal faith from the attitudes associated with mental illness, demonstrating how religiosity functions differently in this sociocultural context. The study promotes religious diversity, respecting faith-sensitive approaches that encourage the utilisation of educational institutions.
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